[Disciples Might Guy, Uchiha Obito, and Hatake Kakashi worked hard to complete the commissioned task and received a growth reward of Chakra +900, with an additional reward of Chakra +450 led by the teacher himself]
The total reward for the three disciples combined is 1,350 points of Chakra.
Although there are no additional rewards like Ninjutsu, this amount of Chakra is quite impressive.
It's important to note that Mokgetsu's initial Chakra limit was just over four thousand, and this mission directly increased his limit by more than a thousand.
Of course, if we were only calculating the amount of Chakra gained, crazily doing D-Class Missions would actually be more profitable.
Mokgetsu would gain 450 points of Chakra a day by doing ten D-Class Missions, so in three days, it would match the yield of this A-Class Mission.
However, doing D-Class Missions has some issues; firstly, students don't gain much improvement, as it's purely doing tasks for the sake of tasks, and Konoha doesn't have that many D-Class Missions for them to complete.
In contrast, this A-Class Mission allows for physical training while traveling, various cultivation exercises when stopped, growth in combat experience when encountering ninjas, and overall promotes the students' strength better.
Mokgetsu took a glance at his current panel.
[Name: Habu Mokgetsu]
[Chakra: 33,200]
The Chakra growth is excellent, getting closer to his goal of 50,000 Chakra, as just the reward from the disciples' commission task provided nearly 2,000 points of Chakra.
Mokgetsu didn't return to his own home but went straight to Minato's house.
Mokgetsu was lucky; Minato was not accompanying Kushina nor had he gone out on a mission; instead, he was at home reading.
Seeing Mokgetsu, Minato remembered the matter of the Sealing Technique Scroll and handed the well-preserved scroll to Mokgetsu.
Mokgetsu didn't just leave after taking the scroll; he chatted with Minato for a while.
"Minato, if you are undertaking an overseas mission soon, it would be best to be cautious. You might encounter attacks from ninjas of The Hidden Cloud Village." Mokgetsu advised seriously.
Then Mokgetsu shared his experience from the recent mission with Minato, relaying what he had told Sarutobi Hiruzen.
This mission wasn't particularly secretive, so there was no need for confidentiality.
"Such a thing happened," Minato's expression also turned somewhat serious.
This isn't a minor issue; if Konoha truly believes their ninjas were sniped by the Hidden Rock, they will surely invest more ninjas into the war with the Hidden Rock, escalating the conflict.
Mokgetsu's experiences during this mission also made Minato reevaluate Mokgetsu's strength.
Previously, since Mokgetsu was a Chunin Teacher at the Ninja Academy, and later became a Special Jonin due to his outstanding teaching abilities, in Minato's impression, Mokgetsu's strength was at the Chunin level.
Judging from this mission's outcome, Mokgetsu's strength may not be weak; perhaps he never ascended to Jonin not because of accomplishments, or some other requirements weren't met.
Mokgetsu's strength didn't affect Minato's friendship with him, but Minato still hoped his friend would be stronger, as during wartime, anything could happen, and lack of strength could easily lead to trouble.
"I will be cautious; Mokgetsu, you should be as well. Try not to take missions related to the Land of Grass and Land of Hot Water," Minato sincerely advised.
These two small countries are the battlefields for Konoha and the Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud; with the progression of war, they will become increasingly dangerous.
Mokgetsu nodded with a smile and left; he currently didn't plan to go to such dangerous places but was okay with roaming around the surroundings.
Mokgetsu was clear about his strengths; while his output ceiling wasn't low, his endurance was too lacking. He could fight Jonin like dealing with children, but against strong foes like the Third Tsuchikage and the Third Raikage, he could only use Breath of Thunder to escape.
The Chakra limit was one problem; another major issue was the recovery speed of Chakra.
Mokgetsu's Chakra recovery speed didn't match his Chakra limit.
Mokgetsu knew the reason; his Chakra limit was raised by the system through unknown means, which wasn't the same as regular cultivation.
Mokgetsu's current Chakra amount was more than five times that of a regular Jonin, but his Chakra recovery speed was only slightly better than an ordinary Jonin's, due to continuous improvement from his Breathing Technique training.
This meant Mokgetsu suffered in prolonged battles, as when everyone's Chakra had been exhausted, during intense refinement, Mokgetsu's recovery wasn't as effective as others'.
Of course, this issue was smaller compared to the Chakra limit issue, as such situations occur less frequently in battle, so a higher limit is more important.
Nonetheless, it was still a flaw, and Mokgetsu wanted to solve this flaw successfully; he had thought of many solutions.
For example, developing a sealing technique to store Chakra based on Tsunade's idea, releasing it when Chakra was insufficient, though it would treat the symptoms rather than the cause; similar solutions included capturing a Tailed Beast to use as a power source, but currently, his strength didn't allow it.
In terms of addressing the root cause, Mokgetsu thought about changing his constitution. Having a Senju Constitution or Uzumaki Constitution, with a Sage Body, there would be no worry about endurance.
However, altering constitution is too difficult. Hashirama Cells could easily lead to self-destruction, and it's hard to find Senju disciples or Uzumaki disciples through the system, plus there are no more slots for disciples.
Mokgetsu is currently working towards addressing the symptoms because he happens to have a genius level of talent in Fuinjutsu.
Returning home, Mokgetsu began to review the contents of the Scroll.
What Mokgetsu didn't expect was that Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprisingly generous this time, giving three Ninjutsu techniques in one go.
However, they were not all Fuinjutsu. One of them was a Wind Release Ninjutsu. Sarutobi Hiruzen wrote the reason on it, stating that this Wind Release Ninjutsu has no relation to Mokgetsu's performance at the Ninja Academy, but rather it was a special reward due to Mokgetsu's tutoring that greatly improved Asuma's skills.
"Vacuum Orb, now there's another high-grade Wind Release technique that can be used openly," Mokgetsu thought to himself as he looked at the Ninjutsu's name.
Since it was essentially a free gain, even though he's already learned it, Mokgetsu still felt it was a profit.
Mokgetsu ignored the Vacuum Orb which he had already learned and turned his attention to the remaining two Fuinjutsu techniques.
"Fire Seal, Sealing Evil Technique." Mokgetsu recited the names of the two Fuinjutsu techniques, his mind recalling some memories.
He remembered the Sealing Evil Technique as the Fuinjutsu that Kakashi used to seal the Curse Seal on Sasuke. As for the Fire Seal, Mokgetsu knew what type of Fuinjutsu it was just by the name.
The sealing techniques of Konoha were basically learned from the Uzumaki clan, and Mokgetsu's knowledge of Fuinjutsu came from Kushina, which means he learned the most authentic Konoha Fuinjutsu. These two B-level Fuinjutsu techniques' principles were almost clear to Mokgetsu after reviewing them for a while.
The essence of the Sealing Evil Technique is separating Chakra that doesn't belong to the original body, which is also a Ninjutsu for sealing Chakra.
The Fire Seal is slightly different; it doesn't seal Chakra, but it can seal flames produced after Chakra Nature Changes.
Before crossing over, Mokgetsu would occasionally wonder while watching animations why no one seals Ninjutsu into a Sealing Scroll and use it as Ninjutsu.
After learning Fuinjutsu, he understood the difficulty of this operation. For example, if you use the Fire Seal to seal a Great Fireball into a Scroll, what you release won't be a moving Great Fireball but rather a stationary flame, which is utterly meaningless in practical combat.
However, there are Fuinjutsu capable of sealing Ninjutsu and then releasing them. The Uchiha's Transcription Seal can achieve this. Itachi placed Amaterasu in Sasuke's eye, and Uchiha Madara sealed Izanagi in his own eye for resurrection.
Based on current knowledge of Fuinjutsu, Mokgetsu deduced that this ability might only exist with the Sharingan, which can seal Dojutsu within the Sharingan, and it's irrelevant for ordinary Ninjas.
Though not particularly top-tier, these two Fuinjutsu satisfied Mokgetsu as he could use them to master and practice more Fuinjutsu knowledge.
By extracting and improving the Chakra isolation effect of the Sealing Evil Technique, it would aid in addressing his Chakra deficiency symptomatically. The Yin Seal, which functions to seal Chakra, essentially also involves isolating Chakra at a layer.
During the time that followed, Mokgetsu mostly devoted his evenings to studying Fuinjutsu.
He first studied the Sealing Evil Technique, eager to quickly master the technique of isolating Chakra.
Mokgetsu has been learning Fuinjutsu for almost eight months and is no longer a newbie. After two hours of study, his mastery of the Sealing Evil Technique reached fifty.
He did not intend to use the Skill Scroll, as the level of these Fuinjutsu did not warrant its use, unlike the Four Symbols Seal.
Mokgetsu estimated that if he wanted to learn the Four Symbols Seal, he would have to rely on Minato and Kushina; Sarutobi Hiruzen might be unwilling to part with it.
The Four Symbols Seal is a sealing technique stronger than the Five Elements Seal. The sealing of the Nine-tails by Konoha was done with the Four Symbols Seal, and within the Uzumaki Fuinjutsu System, the Four Symbols Seal belongs to the top tier.
Those Fuinjutsu with effects stronger than the Four Symbols Seal either have limitations, such as the Vajra Seal which only the Uzumaki clan can cast, or require a great sacrifice, like the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and Inner Four Symbols Seal, which require the caster's death.
Before going to sleep, Mokgetsu organized the experiences gained from this out-of-village mission.
His abilities were to a greater extent than he imagined, easily crushing even a Jonin with the Bloodline Limit of twenty thousand Chakra.
In fact, Mokgetsu held back a lot during the battle. If he had wanted, he could have instantly wiped out everyone by activating the Breath of Thunder Pattern, putting to use the speed it generates.
But in order to train his combat skills, he chose not to do so.
Probably due to the Byakugan and Transparent World, though it was his first kill, Mokgetsu felt no tension, nor did he feel much after killing.
"The enemies were too weak. Even if their Chakra doubled, it still wouldn't be enough," Mokgetsu thought to himself.
While it was said to be a training in combat skills, he didn't actually gain much training since the difference in power was too big; using a bit more force would easily overwhelm the opponents.
"Not considering Chakra recovery ability, my current strength should be comparable to that of Minato and the Fourth Raikage," Mokgetsu speculated internally.
Mokgetsu somewhat desired to battle against Ninjas on the level of Minato and Fourth Raikage, but currently, it wasn't good to expose himself to Minato, and it would be quite troublesome, as the Fourth Raikage is the son of the Third Raikage and would hardly travel alone.